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The Headmaster

The Headmaster

2000 · 122 min · ★ 7.9 · Comedy

Ashour, Salaah’s father, runs his school with severity and cruelty. after Ashour's death, Salah inherits the job and lets Sayed, his deputy, take charge. Hussein the teacher makes a great effort to guide Salah to succeed in managing the school and achieve good results, while salah is dealing with his trust issues and his need to prove himself by getting out of his father's shadow. with the help of Hussien, his girlfriend Wafaa, and his two friends Atef and Lemby .. can he run the school his own way?

Directed by Sherif Arafa · Written by Sherif Arafa

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